PhD Position or Postdoctoral Fellowship in Bioinformatics, University of Oslo, Norway

PhD Position or Postdoctoral Fellowship in Bioinformatics, University of Oslo

A three year PhD position (SKO 1017) or a Postdoctoral Fellow position (SKO 1352) for a qualified candidate with background in computer science, statistics or biology is available at the Department of Immunology. The project is located at the research group of Associate Professor Shuo-Wang Qiao, at the Centre for Immune Regulation (CIR, a Research Council of Norway and FOCIS Centre of Excellence, www.cir.uio.no), University of Oslo, Institute of Clinical Medicine. The candidate will also be co-supervised by Associate Professor Geir Kjetil Sandve at the Department of Informatics, the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. The candidate will conduct the work at both locations.

The purpose of the PhD position is research training leading to the successful completion of a PhD degree. The Fellowship requires admission to the PhD programme at the Faculty of Medicine. Appointment to a PhD research Fellowship is conditional upon admission to the Faculty’s research training programme. Further information about application and admission to the PhD programme can be found here.

The main objective of appointment to the position of postdoctoral fellow is to qualify researchers for work in top academic positions within their respective area of study. No one can be appointed for more than one specified period as a postdoctoral research fellow at the same institution.

Job Description

The candidate for this position will work mostly with the analysis of sequencing data of immune cells obtained by high-throughput DNA sequencing. The project will have emphasis on transcriptomics data generated from single cells. This is a cutting-edge field where much development work is needed to adapt already existing RNAseq data analysis tools to single-cell data. It may be useful to exploit existing computational infrastructure available through open-source platforms like the Galaxy system, as well as disseminating novel methodology through the implementation of tools to be contributed to such platforms. The candidate will work closely with the team that generates data in the lab to appreciate the biological significance of the work, as well as be supervised by Associate Professor Sandve who has the bioinformatics expertise. The successful applicant will work in an interactive multidisciplinary centre of scientists and in a strong academic environment.

For further information about the project, please contact Associate Professor Shuo-Wang Qiao (s.w.qiao@medisin.uio.no), or Associate Professor Geir Kjetil Sandve (geirksa@ifi.uio.no).

Requirements 

• We are looking for a highly motivated and structured candidate with collaborative qualities.
• For appointment as a PhD candidate, the applicant must have a Master’s degree (or other corresponding education equivalent to a Norwegian Master’s degree) in computer science, statistics or biology.
• For appointment as a Postdoctoral Fellow, the applicant must have a PhD degree (or other corresponding education equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree) in computer science, statistics or biology.
• Experience with bioinformatics is considered an advantage.
• The candidate must be fluent in written and spoken English.

Please also refer to the regulations pertaining to the conditions of employment for PhD candidates and Postdoctoral Research Fellows:http://www.uio.no/english/about/regulations/personnel/academic/regulations-employment-conditions-postdoc.html

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